E-cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches for Smokers

This study is for people who smoke cigarettes regularly and have tried to quit many times without success. It aims to see if switching to e-cigarettes (ECIGS) or oral nicotine pouches (ONPS) can help reduce cigarette smoking. You would be given either e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches and asked to use them instead of regular cigarettes for six weeks. Researchers will measure how many cigarettes you smoke during this time and at a follow-up later. To join, you need to be at least 21 years old, smoke at least 5 cigarettes a day, and have tried to quit smoking at least 5 times before. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This study is interventional and plans to enroll 200 participants. You would be randomly assigned to either the e-cigarette group or the oral nicotine pouch group.
What's involved
You would switch from smoking cigarettes to using either e-cigarettes or oral nicotine pouches for six weeks. There will be laboratory visits on days 6 and 7, and a 6-month follow-up.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your cigarette smoking will be measured at 19 weeks (Day 50-6-Month Follow-Up) after the initial 6-week switch period.

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NCT06372899

Noncombustible Nicotine Delivery Systems as Potential Harm Reduction Tools for Persistent Cigarette Smokers

Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalBasic science
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
~200 participants
Updated 2026-03-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:E-cigarettesOral nicotine pouches

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Cigarette Consumption
Measured over 42 days (days 8 - 49)
+1 more outcome measured
E-cigarette Use
Cigarette Smoking
Harm Reduction
Tobacco Use
1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1

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  • Cigarette Consumption42 days (days 8 - 49)

    The primary outcome is the longitudinal daily count of cigarettes from baseline to the end of the switch phase. Daily cigarette consumption will be determined by counting the daily spent cigarette filters returned for each of the 42 days (days 8 - 49).

  • Cigarette Smoking Across Follow-Up19 Weeks (Day 50-6-Month Follow-Up)

    Average cigarettes per day at the 6-month follow-up is a secondary endpoint, measured by the valid and reliable timeline follow-back (TLFB) interview.